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Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi being led into the Bangabandhu National Stadium on a cycle rickshaw during the opening ceremony for the Cricket World Cup 2011 in Dhaka on Thursday, February 17, 2011.

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New Zealand's captain Daniel Vettori during the opening ceremony of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Thursday, February 17, 2011.

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The ICC Cricket World cup 2011 kicked off on Thursday with a grand opening ceremony at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Thursday, February 17, 2011.

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The Netherlands captain Peter Borren being led into the Bangabandhu National Stadium on a cycle rickshaw during the opening ceremony for the Cricket World Cup 2011 in Dhaka on Thursday.

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Performers hold aloft flags as team captains are being led into the Bangabandhu National Stadium on a cycle rickshaw during the opening ceremony for the Cricket World Cup 2011 in Dhaka on Thursday.